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5 9 I t v. . 4 14 ' 4 in 111 1" il i ' SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, Nor. II, 144 SET FOR ARMORY ARENAJONIGHT Wrestling fans who like their matches rough and tough will get a rare dish at Medford Ar mory tonight when Promoter Mack Llllard presents three .thrill-studded clashes on his weekly menu. Topping the list will be the one hour grind between the un beaten Gray Mask and Bulldog Jackson. This bout carries grudge proportions brought on by Jackson's continual heckling and a verbal row that nearly resorted in blows following last week's matches. ' In the four round semi- wind up Pete' Bclcastro will face Ernie Piluso In a match that threatens to rival the top go for rough action. Belcastro's alley type tactics are known up and down the coast as is Piluso's ability to deal with men of this type. . Opening the program at 8:30 will be a three round clash be tween Pat (Rowdy) O'Doudy and Earl Malone. Neither re sort to clever wrestling if he can get In a stiff blow or other Illegal maneuver. MLOFOF GRID INJURIES Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 18 (U.R) A survey conducted by Dr. Floyd R. Eastwood of the Pur due university division of phy sical education revealed today that 13 youths have died this fall from Injuries received while piaying looipan. Eastwood reported that deaths result rig directly from football in cuuegea, Higu ai-uuuia, tetie ciuds ana on sanaiois naa declined from a high of 31 ln 1931 to a low of eight ln 1940. There were 12 fatalities ln 1941 and nine ln ' 1S43. No survey was made In 1042. OHIO STATE'S BOWL BID REFERRED TO FACULTIES Chicago, Nov. 18 U.PJ MaJ. John L. Griffith, western con ference athletic director, said today that 'Ohio State's request for permission to ploy in the 1948 Rose Bowl football game "la entirely up to the member schools' f-julty representative." He refused to comment further. Griffith's statement followed report by L. W. St. John, Ohio State athletic director, that O.S. U. delnltely would play in the coming west coast classic if the conference lifted its long stand- Ing ban against member schools' playing In post-season games. Moral Mealltiing Is the minds procea that it eco nomically restoring to orig inal dimensions worn-out metal para (or every kind of machinery ranging from the smallest household equip ment to heavy oil field and farm equipment. Not only can parti be rebuilt with the corresponding metal they are made of; but they can be given a coating of other metals, stainless steel, eluml nam or any desired metal obtainable in wire form. LITTRELL PARTS CO. ''-"'i'rT'-'-'i i TORNADO DRILLS ON PASS DEFENSE Coach Al Simpson has been drilling his Medford BlacK Tor nado football team hard all week In an effort to stop the passing attack of Coquille's Red Devils when the two teams clash here Saturday night in a game to decide the champion ship of district '2 in quarter finals of state title play. Medford's pass defense show ed some weak spots against Ashland last week, but Simp son feels these will be ironed out by game time Saturday. Coquille, like Medford. has an unbeaten record and Is said to have a fast team which throws a lot of passes. Simpson said, with the ex ception of Cahill, his team is in fine physical and mental con dition and realizes they are up against a tough foe and must win if they want to go to Port land for the finals. S TO PLAY GP FROSH FRIDAY The Medford ' Junior high- Grants Pass frosh game, sched uled to be played Saturday, has been moved up to Friday after noon, Norman Sting, junior high coach, announced today. It will be played on Medford high turf at 3:30. Sting's lineup will be ham pered by the loss .of Fullback Jerry Jennings, who has spark ed the team to their only two wins of the season, arid by the loss of Armond Myers, first string tackle. The rest of the team, Sting said, are In good shape and pointing toward a win which would give them second place In the league. Ashland leads with five wins and no losses and Medford and Klamath Falls are tied for sec- ond with two wins and three j0Mes Grantg Pass Is ln the cel. lar posItion wlth one wln and IfOUr defeats. Paul Davis of Grants Pass will referee the game. TALENT TO PLAY - Talent Bulldogs and Central Point will battle it out at Tal ent Friday afternoon at 2:30 ln six-man football game which will decide leadership ln their half of the county league. The winner will play Rogue River, probably within a week, to de termine county champions. At present Talent leads with four wins and one tie while Central Point has three wins one defeat. administered by . . , , w. iiiub, tv. ii uvm Ani ent and Prospect to cop the title and right to meet Rogue River while the Bulldogs need only a win tomorrow to take the crown. LOUIS DISPLAYS OLD SKILL IN EXHIBITION Elizabeth, N. J.. Nov. 16 (U.R) Sgt. Joe Louis, a little heavier but definitely not paunchy, pro vided further evidence today that his career as a soldier had not jeopardized his boxing fu ture after a sharp and fast ex. hibltlon decision over Dee Amos, a 210-pounder from New York. Louis, weighing 214 pounds, used Amos for a "punching baa" and the New York boxer was al most out on his feet last nlght at the finish of the three abbre-l vlatcd rounds of two minutes I each. BOWLING Office Boys took three straight games over Henry's Drive In In City Bowling League last night.' twnue Z2i 030). other results were State Police two games to one over Union Oil (Welsenbur ger 212887), and Firestone three to nothing over PMT (Bell 223600). Cloeint time tot Buniav iac to Olawiry A 80 Baturdey afternoon DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR CAR? Sea Us Top Prices . No Delay Any Make et Model Skinner's Garage 143 B. Riverside Ph. 2740 T Army, Navy Picked To Win Saturday Football Games Br Jack Caddy United Press Correspondent New York, Nov. 16 UJO Picking the football winners maybe: East: Army over Pennsylvania can't blame these Quakers for quaking. Navy over Purdue Some line these sailors hand out Dartmouth over Cornell Big Red gets a coat of green. Yale over North Carolina- much finah to have stayed in Carolina. Colgate over Syracuse with out lathering the Orange too much. Also Penn State over Mary land, Brown over Columbia, Bucknell over Villanova, Lafay ette over Lehigh, Princeton over Swarthmore, New York U. over Brooklyn College, Harvard over Tufts, Melville PT base over Holy Cross. Midwest: Ohio State .over Illinois says Nellie the necromancer. Notre, Dame over Northwest ern Irish still groggy but game. Minnesota over Iowa at least geographically. Michigan over Wisconsin showing several ways to skin a Budger. Iowa State over Drake we couldn't duck this. Also Indiana over Pittsburgh. Oklahoma over Kansas, Great Lakes over Marquette, Iowa Pre- flight over Missouri, Miami. (O.) over Pepauw, Ohio Wesleyan SCOUTS RECEIVE AT T By C, D. Griffiths, Scoutmaster Boy Scout troop 2 held a court of honor November 14 at the Lincoln school gymnasium with many parents, scout offic ials and Boy Scouts ln attend ance. Don Newbury, council ad vancement chairman, presided ln place of the troop chairman, Jack Huntley. Other members of the court were Col. W. H. Paine, council historian; Eu gene Thorndlke, council treas urer; Seth Bullis, council com mitteeman; J. A. McDougall. scout commissioner, and Mr. E. C. Tarns, assistant scout master of troop 3, was present. Mr. Vlvlsaker, assistant scout execu tive, was clerk of the court. Troop Bugler Wendall Bate man opened the court with the bugle call assembly, . followed by presentation of the colors with -Junior Assistant Scout Master Dick Hake, leading in pledge of allegiance to the flag. Seven candidates were In vested with the tenderfoot honor. The presentations were made by the troop scoutmaster, C. D. Griffiths. Seven members were presented with second class honors by Councillor Thorndlke. Merit badges wire awarded to Gerald Glass. Hay Glass, Jlmmv Grimm, Dick Hake. Rob ert Pitts. Ted Sldwell and Ro land Glass, making 23 badges presented by Councillor Bullis. Three scouts, Jimmy Grimm, Donald Smith and Billy Dalley. were presented with first-class badges by Col. Paine. There were three candidates for the star awards, Ted Sldwell, Rob ert Pitts and Roland Glass. 'Awards were presented by Commissioner McDougall. Two outstanding events were 51bs.79c J.V2.50 FALLEN LEAVES firtna CUpplaca A Cardan Ratn MAKE VALUABLE FERTILIZER Compoal with MILLtH'S GARDEN COMPOST MAKER MONARCH SEED & FEED CO. m K GARDEN I COMPOST MAKSJR over Oberlin, Kansas over tashbura. South: Auburn over Georgia asserts Paula the palm-reader. Mississippi State over Ala bama hold your breath. V. M. I. over W. and M not too easy. Duke over South Carolina Debbils have easy day. 'Tennessee over Temple Owl meat for the volunteers. Also Tulane over Clemson, Kentucky over West Virginia Georgia Tech. over Louisiana State, North Carolina Pre-flight over Camp Perry, Georgia Pre flight over Daniel Field, North Carolina State over Richmond, Miami U. over Presbyterian. Southwest: Texas over Texas Christian closer than Siamese twins. Texas Aggies over Rice- farmers ration the cereal. Arkansas over Southern Methodist hobbling the mus tang. Also Randolf Field over Southwestern Texas, Texas Tech. over New Mexico. Far West: Southern California over California no tie this time. Colorado U. over Colorado College putting us up in the air. Also U.C.L.A. over College of Pacific, March Field over San Diego Navy, 2nd Air Force over Washington. (Last week 42 right, 8 wrong, 2 ties .840. Season .790) a life scout ring presented to the r. A. S. M., Dick Hake by Scoutmaster Griffiths, and a couple of musical selections by Scout Donald Smith, troop' mu sician. One-year perfect attendance pins were awarded to Charles Wagner and Robert Pitta. ALL-STAR TEAM TO BE SELECTED Letters are In the mall tn football coaches and sports writ ers ln Klamath Falls, Ashland, Grants Pass and Medford, com prising the southern Oreeon conference, .for annual selection of the Medford Mail Tribune all-conference team. Selection for first and second teams and honorable mention will be decided according to number of votes given for each position. Winners will Drobablv be announced some time next week. THE GRANGE Bellvlew Grange. Bellvlew Grange will have their bazaar at the Grange hall, two miles south of Ashland Fri- day, November 17, at 8 p. m. Besides fancy work for sale. there will be a program, games,! and refreshments. The public is cordially Invited, especially the members of the other Granges of Jackson coun ty. Gold Hill Grange There will be a baked chicken dinner with all the trimmings Pi Kmty,.. iff f -m 200 k.... V '$k r I Bombs on jHHjl i. .... i .i l i . i l, .11 TTJ 1V r - A SHOWER OF FIRE-BOMBS quickly followed by 4,000-poond blockbuster thii British Lmcaiter bomber flici hifh otct uadiMtml buiiburt. Mora then thousand oi thaaa bit KXB. plane took part ia the lama recent daylight attack. at the Gold Hill Grange next Saturday, with serylng from 5 to 8 p. rri. Following dinner, Ben Schmidt, Medford Y.M.C.A. sec retary, will give a lecture on "Home Life In China.". Following the lecture, hand made pillow slips, aprons, table covers, dresser scarfs, dish tow els, baby hoods, bootees and var ious other items nice for Christ mas gifts will go on sale. There will also be a fish pond, white elephant sale, vegetable booth, a fortune teller ana otner aurao- tions. .Recreation ana aancing in .kerira rt TLTarlo Pfirlpnsr.n will ' wind up the evening's program. t t r i y , iKe ree . ; regular session November 10 with 10 mamhftra anri rna wicitnr 1 with 19 members and one visitor present. . I Officers were elected for 1945 as follows: Master, Lloyd George; over seer, Floyd Hickman; lecturer, Ozie Burrels; steward, Gordon Stanley; treasurer, Claus Char ley; secretary, Ellyn Charley; chaplain, Laura Hickman; gate keeper, Dwayne Hickman; assist ant steward, Leland Meyer; lady assistant steward, Dorothy Stan ley; Ceres, Joan Deamon; Po mona, Lillian Damon; Flora, Betty Bradshaw; executive com mittee, Tom Stanley,, George Brown and Leonard Bradshaw. The special committee on the finishing of the basement floor reports that the gravel is now at the Grange hall. The weather has been the main factor delay ing completion of the project. The new floor will be a great Improvement and a luxury to the ladies who have walked so many years on the uneven foot ing. Grange will send , gifts to babies of two of our past mem bers, Robert Campbell, son of the former Gwendolyn Charley, and Vickie Carter, son of the former Catherine Walch. Best of health to both infants. We have many new residents ln the community and hope to nave them all as. new Grangers soon. . Next meeting is December 8 iat 8:30 P- m' WEATHER Northern California Clear today, tonight and Friday, slightly warmer afternoons but cool at night with local frost in the valleys. Die Mall Tribune Want Ala. 200 times the distance to the sun. Demands on Great Northern's freight services have been even -heavier thus'far in 1944, but the railway is performing its wartime assignment with traditional de pendability. R. S. ROPER, Trav. Frt. Agent 530 American Bank Bldg. a Portland 5, Oregon xonf.oti. EMPIRE BUILDER Germany J. Eagle Point Eagle Point, Nov. 15 "House work the helpful way" was the subject of Eagle Point extension unit meeting November 8, held at the home of Mrs. Bertha Keim. Thirty-seven ladies were present. Mrs. Ruby Downing and Mrs. Grace Hanscam of Central Point unit were guests. A delicious planned luncheon was served at noon. Mrs. Clara Chamberlain acted as secretary in the absence of Charlene Holmes who is on a vacation trin ln the east Next meeting will be on December 14 at the home of Mrs. Flo Newland and the subject will be "Buffett (Meals and Hospitality." The meeting will start at 10:30 a. m. d nVhoped everyone will ' . - ... be on time. There Is much to be gained at these - meetings and those who are late are the losers. Everyone interested is invited Mrs. Julia and Ann Daves will be leaders of this meeting. The extension unit Is sponsor ing a reception for the school teachers and the new consolt dated districts Friday evening, December 17, starting' at 8 o'clock in the school assembly room. The new addition to the school will be open for public inspection also the same eve ning. Miss Jo Chamberlain of Med ford was a last week end visitor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Ed Chamberlain of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Overdick, former residents of Eagle Point, but now of Portland, arrived here Monday for a visnVwith the son, Alfred, and wife, William Perry of Eagle Point with the rest of the county court left Tuesday on a business" trip to Portland and will return the latter Dart of the week, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harnlsh and daughter. Lucille, of Med ford and Mr. and Mrs. Neal Bal lard of this place were last Sun day dinner and afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harnlsn. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dahack recently received a letter from their son, Eddie, a boatswain' mate second class in the navy and at present at Sharp Park, camp where they train dogs for guard duty, near San Francisco, He wrote he is fine and likes the work, but didn't know how long he'd be there. Deepest sympathy of the com munity is extended the family of Mrs. Jennie Charley of Med ford whose funeral took place TIMES to. the, ltm!l Great Northern freight trains carried the largest tonnage in the railway'a history in 1943 nearly 59 million tons, an average distance of 315 miles. In railway language, that transpor tation job meant moving more than 18H billion ton miles of freight, the equivalent of hauling one ton nearly last MJay. Mrs. Charley wm , uv Waabla character and all who knew her loved ner. sne win ha mourned by a host of friends as well as her bereaved family. Mrs. Gustie Seefield left Tues day for Eugene for a few days' visit with a sister living mere. BUTCHER" BR0D0WSKI KILLED TRYING ESCAPE Paris. Nov. 16 (U.R) The newspaper France Libre sajd to-! day that German General Jfrltz Von Brodowskt waa killed re cently by FFI guards when he attempted to escape from bis internment campt at Besancon. Brodowskl's diary, the report said, revealed that he ordered numerous atrocities committed against the French population during the German occupation, including the destruction of the village of Oradoursur Glane ln the Limoges area. At Ordoursur Glane, It as serted, 600 women and children were burned alive in a church that had been set afire by Bro dowskl's troops. CONVERTS Garden Refuse, Weeds, Grass Cuttings, tS. INTO VALUABLE FERTILIZER Makes several hundred pounds from the 5 lb. pkg. Start Now! Illustrated Direction Pamphlet Available For Desired Result... INSIST ON MILLER'S Compost the Easy Way ... The "Miller" Way "We have 4,300,000 jobs to do today" These are busy days (or everybody ia the tele phone business. About 4,300,000 Toll and Long Distance messages go over the lines in the) over' age business day. (That's in addition lo more than 100,000.000 daily local conversations.) We appreciate your help, especially when you're on a Una to a war-busy center and the Long Dis tance operator says "Please' Emit your call to 5 minutes.'' ( luy War lornb for Victory rHI PACIFIC TIIIPHONI AND TILtORAPH COMPANY 14S N. Bixtlett Medford Telephone 2101 Chamber Informed Parks Need Not Be Near Main Highway In response to a question re garding the location of state parks, the 'Chamber of Com merce has been informed that while they are usually located near highways, this ia not a hard aid fast rule of the nigh way commission. The inquiry was made in relation to the pro posal that a tract of land be obtained along the banks of the Rogue river for a state park when Camp White is released by the army. - Frank Hull, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, wrote the commission about the mat ter when it was brought to the attention of the chamber that the parks are for the most part near highways. S. H. Board-' man, state parks suerintendent, pointed out - in his ' reply that two of the recently acquired state parks are located two and four miles, respectively, from the main highway ln the area served. Jt
